The Association between Socioeconomic Status and Autism Diagnosis in the United Kingdom for Children Aged 5-8 Years of Age: Findings from the Born in Bradford Cohort

Autor/inn/en	Kelly, Brian; Williams, Stefan; Collins, Sylvie; Mushtaq, Faisal; Mon-Williams, Mark; Wright, Barry; Mason, Dan; Wright, John
Titel	The Association between Socioeconomic Status and Autism Diagnosis in the United Kingdom for Children Aged 5-8 Years of Age: Findings from the Born in Bradford Cohort
Quelle	In: Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 23 (2019) 1, S.131-140 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Williams, Stefan)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1362-3613
DOI	10.1177/1362361317733182
Schlagwörter	Socioeconomic Status; Autism; Clinical Diagnosis; Correlation; Young Children; Foreign Countries; Parent Background; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Family Income; Neighborhoods; Ethnicity; Individual Characteristics; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Asperger Syndrome; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Autismus; Korrelation; Frühe Kindheit; Ausland; Elternhaus; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Familieneinkommen; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Ethnizität; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Asperger-Syndrom; Großbritannien
Abstract	There has been recent interest in the relationship between socioeconomic status and the diagnosis of autism in children. Studies in the United States have found lower rates of autism diagnosis associated with lower socioeconomic status, while studies in other countries report no association, or the opposite. This article aims to contribute to the understanding of this relationship in the United Kingdom. Using data from the Born in Bradford cohort, comprising 13,857 children born between 2007 and 2011, it was found that children of mothers educated to A-level or above had twice the rate of autism diagnosis, 1.5% of children (95% confidence interval: 1.1%, 1.9%) compared to children of mothers with lower levels of education status 0.7% (95% confidence interval: 0.5%, 0.9%). No statistically significant relationship between income status or neighbourhood material deprivation was found after controlling for mothers education status. The results suggest a substantial level of underdiagnosis for children of lower education status mothers, though further research is required to determine the extent to which this is replicated across the United Kingdom. Tackling inequalities in autism diagnosis will require action, which could include increased education, awareness, further exploration of the usefulness of screening programmes and the provision of more accessible support services. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01